10 months!

Our little Hugo-bugo is 10 months old!It's been a bit of a rough month, to be honest. It seems like he's been out of sorts more than the usual amount,...

at homeRae HoekstraFebruary 3, 2015 Comments

What I made in 2014: Hugo!

I'm just cracking myself up over here with this one. I MADE A BABY THIS YEAR! This week my blog feed (Bloglovin is my favorite way to read blogs now, I love...

at homeRae HoekstraJanuary 6, 2015 Comments

Pink hair, don't care

I got my hair done last weekend and got some pink (woot!) extensions. It had been such a looong time since I even had a haircut. I figured if I...

at homeRae HoekstraNovember 29, 2014 Comments

if you need me I'm the one curled up in a ball under the bed

I found the past couple weeks to be pretty overwhelming for many reasons, most of which were predictable when you have a busy life with three kids (traveling with an infant,...

at homeRae HoekstraNovember 7, 2014 Comments

Welcome to the world little Penelope!

We (as in, Hugo and myself, we come as a package deal now that he has decided not to take a bottle...waaaah!!! But that is another topic for another time)...

at homeRae HoekstraAugust 20, 2014 Comments

Thoughts on life with a baby at 3 months.

My little angel baby is 3 (and a half...forgive the time lag since I took these photos) months old. Man, I know I'm biased, but is this kid the cutest...

at homeRae HoekstraJuly 11, 2014 Comments

The baby is 2 months old already. Whaaaaaat?!

I figure it's about time for a HUGO UPDATE! He's now...um...about 2 and a half months old, so here are the photos I took of him when he turned 1...

at homeRae HoekstraJune 10, 2014 Comments

Little Color Book for Hugo

One of the joys of living in Ann Arbor is the sewing and blogging friends I get to see on a regular basis at monthly Sew Ann Arbor sewing meetups....

at home, sewing for babyRae HoekstraMay 9, 2014 Comments

Around here

Some photos from the past couple of weeks. Hugo is now 2 1/2 weeks old, and getting back into Baby Mode has been a bit of a transition. You think...

at homeRae HoekstraApril 10, 2014 Comments

He's Here!

Rae's assistant Jess here, stepping in to announce a Very Important Arrival. Please welcome Hugo Marvin! He was born on Saturday evening, weighing in at 7 lb, 6 oz, and...

at homeRae HoekstraMarch 26, 2014 Comments

Where to even start

Hey there!! I've been in the middle of Moving Craziness since last week -- we moved on Monday and Tuesday this week -- so I'm feeling a bit like my...

at homeRae HoekstraJanuary 30, 2014 Comments

29 Weeks

Large and in charge! Have a great weekend!!!...

at home, updatesRae HoekstraJanuary 18, 2014maternity Comments

Warming up

OK, first we need to talk about the weather. This past week's weather has been IN. SANE. My Instagram feed has been full of screenshots showing the current negative degree...

at homeRae HoekstraJanuary 9, 2014 Comments